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When Cooper Harvey, the son of dual premiership star Brent Harvey, kicked a brilliant goal midway through the third quarter to reduce the margin to below 10 points, North Melbourne had a sniff of victory.
Their pressure was high and the occasion had the Kangaroos inspired as they tried to pull off an unlikely win in front of club legends attending the club’s centenary celebrations.
The Bulldogs were being challenged and the time had arrived for them to respond.
Guess who was the first to step up?
Aaron Naughton starred with five goalsCredit: Getty Images
It’s not a tough question to answer. It was the milestone man Tom Liberatore who drifted inside 50 to mark and steady the ship with his second goal for the game.
Goals from the skipper Marcus Bontempelli then Bailey Dale pushed the lead back beyond 20 points and the game was in hand for the premiership contenders who went into the game as short-priced favourites.
The Kangaroos weren’t disgraced with Nick Larkey brilliant in the first quarter when he kicked four goals and should have had five as he missed from point blank range on the siren. Unfortunately he had injured his leg and after kicking his fifth early in the second quarter he struggled to have an impact.
They also lost star midfielder Luke Davies-Uniacke to concussion after he was collected when he tried to lay a tackle on the Bulldogs Ed Richards. The Kangaroos were good in the clearances but his absence robbed them of run from the stoppages.
Colby McKercher was North Melbourne’s best in the same week he signed a contract extension and Jy Simpkin battled hard after the group received an inspiring pre-game address from two-time premiership coach Denis Pagan.
Denis Pagan pre-matchCredit: AFL Photos via Getty Images
The crowd was disappointing, with 25,009 turning up to celebrate 100 years since North Melbourne entered the competition in 1925. Perhaps it’s an indication that Thursday night is not a favourite timeslot for fans to go to the footy.
The Bulldogs had class inside 50 too with Aaron Naughton bouncing back to kick four goals of his own in the second quarter before finishing with five goals for the match. He was needed as Sam Darcy was being frustrated. Darcy competed well and eventually hit the scoreboard to kick four goals as the Bulldogs pulled away.
The eventual margin was 49 points, an unfair representation of the contest with North gallant in defeat.
When Cooper Harvey, the son of dual premiership star Brent Harvey, kicked a brilliant goal midway through the third quarter to reduce the margin to below 10 points, North Melbourne had a sniff of victory.
Their pressure was high and the occasion had the Kangaroos inspired as they tried to pull off an unlikely win in front of club legends attending the club’s centenary celebrations.
The Bulldogs were being challenged and the time had arrived for them to respond.
Guess who was the first to step up?
Aaron Naughton starred with five goalsCredit: Getty Images
It’s not a tough question to answer. It was the milestone man Tom Liberatore who drifted inside 50 to mark and steady the ship with his second goal for the game.
Goals from the skipper Marcus Bontempelli then Bailey Dale pushed the lead back beyond 20 points and the game was in hand for the premiership contenders who went into the game as short-priced favourites.
The Kangaroos weren’t disgraced with Nick Larkey brilliant in the first quarter when he kicked four goals and should have had five as he missed from point blank range on the siren. Unfortunately he had injured his leg and after kicking his fifth early in the second quarter he struggled to have an impact.
They also lost star midfielder Luke Davies-Uniacke to concussion after he was collected when he tried to lay a tackle on the Bulldogs Ed Richards. The Kangaroos were good in the clearances but his absence robbed them of run from the stoppages.
Colby McKercher was North Melbourne’s best in the same week he signed a contract extension and Jy Simpkin battled hard after the group received an inspiring pre-game address from two-time premiership coach Denis Pagan.
Denis Pagan pre-matchCredit: AFL Photos via Getty Images
The crowd was disappointing, with 25,009 turning up to celebrate 100 years since North Melbourne entered the competition in 1925. Perhaps it’s an indication that Thursday night is not a favourite timeslot for fans to go to the footy.
The Bulldogs had class inside 50 too with Aaron Naughton bouncing back to kick four goals of his own in the second quarter before finishing with five goals for the match. He was needed as Sam Darcy was being frustrated. Darcy competed well and eventually hit the scoreboard to kick four goals as the Bulldogs pulled away.
The eventual margin was 49 points, an unfair representation of the contest with North gallant in defeat.
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